The Community Achievement Awards for Victoria are designed to encourage, acknowledge and reward the valuable social and economic contributions that individuals, groups, organisations and businesses make throughout Victoria.

Categories for 2026 are:

• Regional Development Victoria Business Achievement Award
• Regional Development Victoria Leadership and Innovation Award
• Awards Australia Business for Good Award
• Awards Australia Foundation Health and Wellbeing Award
• Awards Australia Local Legend Award
• Beyond Bank Community Group Award

Winners receive 20 x Monday Mindset Online Live Group Coaching Sessions, valued at $990 plus a trophy.

The winners will also be featured on our congratulations TV Ad that will be aired across regional Victoria on the Seven Network.

All nominees and finalists will receive a letter of congratulations and a certificate of encouragement for their nomination.

Conditions of entry:

• Entry is free. Eligibility for entry is dependent on the award category and may be open to businesses, groups, organisations and/or individuals.
• Nominees must be residing in Victoria for a minimum of 2 years (unless a permanent resident currently working, studying or pursuing their profession elsewhere), or the nomination activity must be specific to Victoria.
• Each nominee can enter a maximum of two categories only.
• All guidelines should be addressed in your online nomination. Supporting documents and photographs should be attached to your nomination if relevant.
• All nomination information, photos and supporting material may be used by the Awards office for promotional purposes.
• Nominees agree to media publicity and promotion associated with the Awards nomination, including any photos submitted or taken at the Awards Presentation ceremony.
  
• Nominees who are selected as Finalists should endeavour to attend the Gala Awards Presentation Dinner. Inability to attend does not disqualify entry.
• Previous winners of the Community Achievement Awards are not eligible to nominate again in an Award category they have already won.

• Phone: 03 9720 1638
• Email: vic@awardsaustralia.com